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Advice Requested: What is a 'good' price on a used Pa4x?
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karmathanever
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 12:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Aripearlmusic wrote:
i can buy it brand new for 2900

That sounds very "suspicious" - I wouldn't risk that!!
Who is selling them at that price?

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 8:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Aripearlmusic wrote:
I wouldnt put a used 4x76 for 3000 because i can buy it brand new for 2900


That is a very cheap price for the USA

Sweetwater have a 76 key at $4100 and a 61 key at $3900?

Meanwhile over the Atlantic

Here in the UK 76 keys is equivalent at $3050 and 61 keys at $2800

Quite a difference
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 12:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi,
last year I bougt 2 PA4X Musikant 76 lightly used, each one for 2500 €.
For me it seemed to be a good price.
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 1:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Biggles wrote:
Aripearlmusic wrote:
I wouldnt put a used 4x76 for 3000 because i can buy it brand new for 2900


That is a very cheap price for the USA

Sweetwater have a 76 key at $4100 and a 61 key at $3900?

Meanwhile over the Atlantic

Here in the UK 76 keys is equivalent at $3050 and 61 keys at $2800

Quite a difference

"Oh, to be in England", etc. Smile
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 3:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Giner wrote:
Biggles wrote:
Aripearlmusic wrote:
I wouldnt put a used 4x76 for 3000 because i can buy it brand new for 2900


That is a very cheap price for the USA

Sweetwater have a 76 key at $4100 and a 61 key at $3900?

Meanwhile over the Atlantic

Here in the UK 76 keys is equivalent at $3050 and 61 keys at $2800

Quite a difference

"Oh, to be in England", etc. Smile


Usually our prices are at ripoff level compared to what items cost in the USA

So its good to see them better in the UK than they are in the USA
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 3:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There is a Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) that the manufacturer allows dealers to post. That doesn't mean you have to pay that. There are dealers that will give much better prices.
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 3:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I would, personally, support Aripearlmusic’s viewpoint. I bought my Pa4x76 brand new, when they were first released, for $2800 (tax free, from a Korg Authorized dealer). So, am somewhat surprised/bemused, when I see people/companies selling them now for $4000+. I guess, that it is worth shopping around and not automatically accepting the typical large/chain music store markups.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 25, 2019 6:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Prices in the US assuming you can get closer to wholesale would be between $2600 and $2800 at the smaller stores. Australian pricing could be an easy $1000 more and in Israel the prices are beyond rediculously expensive. Advertised prices in the UK are also quite high
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 27, 2019 10:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Back on the subject of depreciation...

Anyone tried to buy a mint Yamaha CS80 lately? Or a GX-1? Mint condition Minimoog's are commanding more than new prices (adjusted for inflation), a whole bunch of vintage modular stuff (Buchla's etc.) is sky high.

Arrangers, OTOH... Rolling Eyes Laughing

But maybe hang on to a PA4X in mint for 60 years, who knows? Once upon a time, you couldn't get people to take a TR808 off your hands for free. Then hiphop and house happened.

You never ever know..! Twisted Evil
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 28, 2022 10:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

DonM wrote:
I guess it depends on what is good for the buyer, or good for the seller.
There is one here in my house for sale for $2500. shipped. Very light use and in great shape, with all updates. Never had a glitch with it.
It belongs to a friend, but it has been in my studio of the past 18 months.
The only use it has had was by me.
Seems like a fair price for me, but I already have one. Smile


Is that unit still available?????
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